Meanings
- A Buddhist deity, considered one of the Four Heavenly Kings.
Vaiśravaṇa (Pi Sha Men) came to China from Khotan and was being worshipped in his own right by around the seventh century C.E.
1997, Cuong Tu Nguyen, Zen in Medieval Vietnam, page 731 more example
The mysterious Naṇa’s connection to the Chinese Nazha (Nezha) is unmistakable. The two young divinities share similar names, and an identical residence (Vaiśravaṇa’s Palace).
2014, Meir Shahar, “Indian mythology and the Chinese imagination”, in John Kieschnick, Meir Shahar, editors, India in the Chinese Imagination, page 44Synonyms: Vessavaṇa, Bishamonten
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA Buddhist deity, considered one of the Four Heavenly Kings.
Origin
- Sanskritवैश्रवण
- EnglishVaisravana
From Sanskrit वैश्रवण (vaiśravaṇa).
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Vaisravana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vaisravana
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